Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The Sweden government is going to authorize law enforcement agencies into using spyware to spy on suspects’ devices, the malicious code allows agents to read encrypted communications, to track their movements, exfiltrate data and spy on them via built-in microphone and camera. ” reads the official announcement.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Mirai and Reaper are examples of a new generation of IoT botnets comprised of millions of infected home routers and surveillance cams. Nor has anyone accepted accountability for encrypting any of the fresh flows of data, whether in transit or at rest. But companies and agencies need to do much more to get ahead of the problem.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2019

The researchers speculate on a possible connection to Domestic Kitten espionage activities, an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor aimed at specific groups of individuals since 2016. The attackers appear to be focused o n stealing military-related information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. The 2016 agreement enabled trans-Atlantic commercial data transfers, but the court said U.S. Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. In the Dec.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Vulnerable devices could be used to spread malware within the enterprise, used for corporate espionage, surveillance of personnel, or plan whaling phishing campaigns. That’s precisely what happened in the case of Dyn back in October 2016. Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

One major allegation brought forth by the FTC is that, since at least 2016, Zoom misled users by claiming it offered ‘end-to-end, 256-bit encryption’ when in fact it provided a lower level of security. Alleged negligence and deception towards end users.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

For example: German researchers have discovered security flaws that could let hackers, spies and criminals listen to private phone calls and intercept text messages on a potentially massive scale even when cellular networks are using the most advanced encryption now available. Washington Post, 2014). I don't know. When it was removed?

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. User files were encrypted, with the device’s interface displaying a ransom note demanding payment of 0.03 BTC to recover the data. Therefore, we did not issue a certificate.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Verodin Cybersecurity analytics 2018 Acquired by FireEye Kenna Security Risk management 2018 Acquired by Cisco PhishMe Incident response 2016 Acquired: P.E. Named after the infamous string of nation-state cyber attacks during the late 2000s, NightDragon was established in 2016 by former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt.

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SecureList

JANUARY 20, 2022

It obtains the ScrambleCross shellcode by applying a modified ChaCha20 algorithm on an encrypted blob, which may reside as an additional file on disk or be embedded in the loader itself. Both the IP and the server directory path are encrypted with AES-128 using a base64 encoded key stored in the backdoor’s image.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Russian government has already blocked the p rofessional social network L inkedIn in 2016 under the data-localization legislation. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service.

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McAfee

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Safe Harbor was replaced by the Privacy Shield, which – together with European Standard Clauses (“SCCs”) – were suspected of not being able to sufficiently protect European rights against US massive surveillance. Can’t I just use encryption or anonymization as Supplementary Measures enough to protect data? 4] [link]. [5]

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Access encrypted chats from third-party apps. Pegasus is the creation of the NSO Group , an Israeli firm that licenses it to governments to perform surveillance. Media outlets first reported the existence of the spyware in 2016. Access emails. Record phone calls. Turn on the microphone or camera without the user’s knowledge.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Code for that exploit was part of the Equation Group tools that the Shadow Brokers — again believed to be Russia — stole from the NSA and published in 2016. In 2016, President Obama boasted that we have “more capacity than anybody both offensively and defensively.” The SVR probably has the same kinds of tools.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I was obsessed with encryption. I was fascinated by the fact that nothing in the world could reverse an operation of encryption without the needed key to decrypt the item. I would love to get more involved in advancing privacy and security through the use of strong encryption and other safeguards. Those aren’t my only plans.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The ScarCruft group (also known as APT37 or Temp.Reaper) is a nation-state sponsored APT actor we first reported in 2016. The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. Description. up: Upload file.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

And between 2016 and 2018, more than 1,000 IP addresses were found to be associated with it. The governments in question either denied using Pegasus at all—like Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister said—or they claimed that any surveillance carried out by their governments was lawful—like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s office did.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2023

in response to the government’s surveillance demands. In light of the government’s surveillance demands, Apple might consider withdrawing iMessage and FaceTime services from the U.K. The authorities want having access to encrypted communications through messaging services that support end-to-end encryption.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

So it gives you a lot of fertile ground to work on, as compared with the mostly heavily encrypted SSL, TLS web components that a lot of websites and apps use. One of the open source protocols that crashed most often was BusyBox what could happen with a vulnerability in BusyBox in 2016.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

So it gives you a lot of fertile ground to work on, as compared with the mostly heavily encrypted SSL, TLS web components that a lot of websites and apps use. One of the open source protocols that crashed most often was BusyBox what could happen with a vulnerability in BusyBox in 2016.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

IoT devices can spy on people, steal data, or bring down vast swathes of the internet, as happened in 2016 when Mirai malware infiltrated devices such as baby monitors and refrigerators and locked them into a botnet for the Dyn cyberattack. A VPN router automatically connects to VPN servers, and any traffic will be automatically encrypted.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The most remarkable findings In early 2023, we discovered an ongoing attack targeting government entities in the APAC region by compromising a specific type of a secure USB drive, which provides hardware encryption. This strategic shift signals its intent to intensify its surveillance capabilities and expand its range of targets.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 27, 2022

We don’t know what the landscape will look like in this post-Roe world, but as a privacy attorney, I’m deeply concerned about the surveillance tools that law enforcement will use to investigate alleged abortions.”. In 2016, after a woman diligently tracked her pregnancy in a pregnancy-tracking app, she miscarried.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

So I'm an activist, security researcher or even whistleblower, we recently came across some stuff where there were leaks of personally identifiable information or some sort of previously unknown surveillance of people or employees. I think it was 2016. And it's, no it's this short video. And it cuts over to this guy, coding Java.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal has been chosen by the European Commission for its communications. The European Commission has decided to adopt for its staff the popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal for its communications. ” reported the Politico. ” reported the Politico.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2024

A headline-grabbing geofencing services provider Radar, for example, has raised more than $80 million since it splashed onto the scene in 2016, which showcases the demand for such technology across the global business ecosystem. It's not just surveillers and advertisers that it protects you from either.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

has directed Apple to create a backdoor into its encrypted iCloud backup service, a move that could have profound implications for digital privacy and security worldwide. However, British officials argue that such encryption makes it more difficult to collect evidence for criminal prosecutions and national security investigations.

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